Assam Government Launches Eviction Drive to Clear Encroached Forest Land

• Assam government launches eviction drive to clear 11,000 hectares of encroached forest land in Uriamghat, Golaghat district.

• The Rengma Reserve Forest, where the first phase of the drive was carried out, shares a boundary with Nagaland.

• Police, Assam Forest Protection Force personnel, and over 150 excavators were deployed in the area, anticipating violence.

• The exercise was peaceful, with most illegal settlers vacating the area after receiving notices from the government.

• More than 20% of the reserve forest has been cleared of encroachment so far.

• The eviction drive follows Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s recent visit to Uriamghat.

• The Niki Sumi faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland claims the eviction drive is a “well-planned” move by the Assam government.